Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887, September 22, 1882, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextWILLAMETTE FARMER: PORTLAND. OREGON. SEPTEMBER 22, 1882, imued every Week by the WILLAMETTE s-'AKMF.H I'l BLIttlll.M; CO TEHUS OF HUBSCRIPT10&: One year, (To-tajre paid), In advance $ 2.60 six months, (Postage paid), In advance 1.2S Less than six months will be, per month 26 ADVKRSISINO KATES : Advertisements will be Inserted, providing; tn are rmmni-tAhlt.- &L thft following table of rates ! One Inch of apace per month $ 2-M Three inches ot space per month 6.00 One-hall column per month 16.06 On column per month 80.00 srfusimpie copies Bent irce on ajimii-uiiun. publication Office: No. 6 Washington Street. Up lairs, rooms ho. b and ft. rl'M.ISIIF.R'ri AJlNOlXsJEMF.NT. The following aro authorized to receipt for subscrip tions to this piper, tarn litre wo nave no airenui rt mlttanccii .MUST bo marie, (expenses paid), to us by RejrUtercd Utter, or Money Orders, or Etprcsi. ALL PAl'EKB niSCONTlNUKM AT THE EXPIRA TION OK Till; TIME PAID roil, Amity Ill, Simpson Aurora, Ueo Miller nrownsville WltKIrk Buttcvllle . . John HaUhrtler Hutte Creek ,K Kkcrvln Brooks W II Harris FJclleruo JctlDiriJ Cmw'ordivllle..I!obt Mass Cottai?oUr..J II snorinuirc Corvallls Meyer Harris f.'hampocg A Jeuc Damascus E Forbes Dayton I! C Hadaway Drains lion J u Drain Dallas J D Smith Dufur -A J Dufur, Jri Kola Thomas rearcu Elkton ..A II Haines Kiii!no..lioii J II McCluiiir KiIcnaimrir,..uoii n iincy Forest Orovo 8 Hughes Kox Valley. ..A 1) Oardncr Goshen J Handsaker Gaston AC Itaymond nerval M .Mitchell noldcndale.il I' Saylori Co Ilarr sburir,..iion n nnnui Italscy.. .illack, Pearl & Co Irvlnir AC Jennlwrs inucpenacnco.w u jioajtw Jackiionvlllo...Max Mu lor Junction W II Ilabcr Walla Wal Lebanon O W Smith Lew isltlc. HCMcTlmmonds Looking CJ Is ss,.M Cochran Lincoln L Abrams McMlnnvillc.J McI'Wlllps M(,'oy . . ..S I'.obblns Mt Pleasant . . F" 8 Thayer Marl II II Ituthcrtord Mohawk J H Churchill Monmouth.. W Watcrhouse NoYanililll..UWS.iiplntrton Powell Vallcy.TK Williams rilotltock r; uiiuam Pendleton . Lot Llvcnnore Pern dale J W McOrew I'lcasantlllll.OWIIandaaker Itlversldo C V KiiowIm Hoc:lnirL'...S K Raymond Sweet Home '. II Moss Salem SWChurch Stayton ADGardner Sublimity. ..Jno Downing Scio JH Morris ehedd W M Powers Tangent. . ...John Lupcr Turner F S Mattcson Wilbur. . . . Hon Thos Smith Willamette K, ,..M Wllkins Welles A A Williamson Weston I, H Wood Waltsburif W.N Smith If.... .. J Jacobs Jefferson J W RolandZcna H SOImblc THE OOVERNOR'S MESSAGE. Governor Thayer's message contain" much valuable infnrmantion and valuable sugges tions. Wo take pleasure in saying that Got, Thayer's administration has been n credit to our Stato, and honorablo to himself. There has been no political scheming, but plain and practical oxcrciso of executivo functions and a steady regard for the interests of tho Stato. The result has been good government and strict economy. Tho financial situation is yery healthy. Money hs accumulated, so that whilo ho found an empty treasury ho has left a full one. For the small outlay of ono hundred thousand dollars, we havo a Stato In sane Asylum construotril, that will bo fully up to requirement for many years. Over and altovo all proper claims for tho two years just audcd,thcro remains a balance that belongs to tho Stato of $110,000. The Stato has funds in the treasury to pay oil" tho soldiers' bounty and relief bonds, and tho national government will more than pay tho Stato enough to sottlo all balances due on Umatilla and Modoc war bonds, so that portion of our bonded debt may bo considered canceled, and oven a small bal ance will accruo to the State, from that tourer, eventually. Tho Canal and Locks bonds, originally $2CO,000, nro roduced to $08,000, and tho treasurer has 930,000 on hand towards their redemption. The Swamp Land fund will eventually pay off all tho road war- rants, leaned to amount of Sl.13,004, so tlio State has no bonded debt, or other debt pay ablo from taxation, and has cash in hand $110,000 to work with. This is a very cred itable showing, and is hounrabln to tho State board that has managed the Statu finances. Oov. Thaytr talks plainly about tho man ner in which our Stato lands havo boon frit tered away, especially tho University fund, tho 500,000 acres for internal improvement and the swamp lands. Ho shows plainly that the public intercut has been neglected in this rospcot, nirl much lees hat been realized than might havo bcon, with good management. It la to bn regruttod that such men, as Oov. Thayer and Secretary Enilurt, havo not had .oontroltof this matter heretofore. He treats of taxation and assessment, and wo shall take up that matter somo other time moro fully. Owing to the Statu Fair, occupy ing our ti inn at present, wo shall havo tu leave the message for future consideration, in somo rospcots, but we havo every reason to ho sat isfied to llnd that the finances of Oregon aro in such a healthy condition. occurred consecutively for so many years, that all the effort of the managers have boen unavailing to prevent increase of their lia bilities. Knowing that with pleasant weather they were sure of success, an ' that under even or dinary circumstances they could tako in re ceipts far abovo expenses, they have p.eparcd for the crowd that could not come in the rain, and awarded premiums they could not afforj to pay. It is easy to be seen that with such a succession of bad years the Society could soon run sadly behind, and that no precaution could prevent such disaster. Thero is no fault to bo charged on its managers, unless it is a fault to have hope and try to desem well of tho public. Now that our Stato Treasury is well replen ished, and we havo an era of prosperity as a community, tho Farhkh urges upon thu Leg islature to consider well tho recommendation of Gov. Thayer, who thoroughly understands himself on this subject, and do something to wards lifting tho incubus of debt that tho manager.) of the Stato Fair havo to embarrass them. Do not forget that these gentlemen's only interest is that they act as a public duty, and not from hope of reward. They are en tirely disinterested. They give their attention to these mattirs freely,and extrciso their beat judgment for the Society's good. They have dono moro they have pledged their private fortunes to secure tho Society's debt a gener ous act that shows how well they regard their cause. No doubt, tho ofliccrs'will lay their finan cial condition before the Legislature after the fair closes, and out of the great residue re maining in the Treasury, it will bo satisfacto ry to tho farmers of Oregon, who aro eo gener ally taxpayers, to have not loss than ten thou sand dollars appropriated for the relief of tho Stato Agricultural Society. That sum would materially reduce its debt and encourage the gontlemen, who have so long laborod for it to continuo tho eflorts in years to come. As to the great value of the Society to our State, that matter is beyond question. If any similar society does good anywhere and we know they do this ono must bo an advantage to our State by calling out honorable competi tion, that shall increase and improve with time, In all branches of husbandry, and offer ing annual exhibitious of our products, manu factures, art, general progress, and especially m displays of stock and contests on tho speed course. Its value is undeniable, but now all its attempts are weakened, and its success is hampered by tho debt that restricts its efforts and impairs its usefulness. MMll X -J-S OREQON SnORT LINE. BTATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. In Oov. Thayir's ablo message to tho Legis lature, hn advises that an appropriation shall bo made for tho relief of tho Stato Agricultur al Society, and recites the circumstances un der which it lias become luvolvod. He also speaks of tho value of its property and thu im portance of tho Society to tho Statu at largo. Gov. Thayer has been an ablo ami econom ical executive, and has never countenanced any outlay that would not bear criticism. When an ollioer of his character recommends a ineaauto as importsnt and worthy of assist ance from the State Treasury, it must certain ly possess merit. Tho Stato Agricultural Sociity owns exton sive and valuahli) Unda, located tuo miles northeast of Salem, amply sufficient for all tho utos, connected with Statu Fairs for all future time. It is beyond questiou that Salem, as the Stato Capital and central to all tho Stato, U a favorable it for tho holding of Stato Fairs. The Society has made costly impro o ments on it lands, to accommodate its exhi bit. The property, as it now stands, rep resents gieat value, and is well worth proierv lug for all timu for tho puriKtto to w Inch it has been dedicated. Under ordinarily favorablo cirouinstauces, tho Society would bo hi a good financial con dition, and need uo assistance, but it has eu countered a succession of inWfoi times that havo crippled its nimr. and encumbered it with debt. Kuoouraged by iruat success in fnvor-ib'-o yearn to expect Its continuance, the managers made extensive improvements and acquired a debt. At the aean.li when the fairs met, year nflcr year, storms prevented nt Uudanee and kept dowu receipts. This lias Wo notice that some ol our contemporaries aro speculating as to tho probability of arivalry existing between the Villard combination and tho Union Pacific people, predicting that the Oregon Short Lino will bo built through to Pugct Sound and Oregon, and that tho O. It. & N. Co. will continue their road on to Baker City and beyond thero to connect with the Central Pacific road, so as to head off the other. While this speculation is going on we aro ablo to give somo facts that oome directly from tho headquarters of tho Union Pacific Company in New York. Not long since Mr. Sidney Dillon was called on by a gentleman from this city, then visiting tho Fast on busi ness, and they talked freely concerning tho prospects and intentions of tho Short Line managers. Mr. Dillon said that their present intention was to mako connection with the O. 11. & N. Co. at some point near tho eastern boundary of Oregon, anrt further proceedings were not dotormincd on. It was not to be supposed that a company like the Union Pa cific would hesitato to push their roads on to a terminus of their own, and develop a sys tem of their own in this region, if circum stances required it, but that was a matter not formulated, and depends upon tho demands of thu futuro. They had a great region to develop nearer homo that would demand their earliest attention. Construction of branch roads to accomodate tho growing wants of tho region Fast of tho Kocky Mountains and West of the Missouri would occupy them for years, but when they could atTord time and means it was vory probable they would push their road to tido water on tho Northoru Pacific Coast and claim a full share of our business. All that, he said, was undecided, and left for the futuro to determine This sounds very sensible, aud only reason able, so wo imagine we need not look for any extension of tho Short Lino this side of Itaker City for years to como, and it may not come at all it their interests can bn mado to har monize with those ot tho O. H, it N. Co. THE STAR ROUTE VERDICT. Tho Star Routo trial is ended, after months of prolonged effort aud au expense that must bo immense. The jury convicted two inferior characters, and disagreed ou tho two Dorscys and llraily, tho chief actots, ono of them a Senator and another au Assistant-Postmaster-Oeuetal, who were the chief criminals. Of course, somo of the jury wero bought olf, but tho Court aud prosecutors did their duty. At first wo had a fear that they did not desiro to convict, but lator tho Court waked up and tho attorneys did their best. We did not expect a verdict against all, localise it was apparent the jury had been tampered with. The Court almost instructed tho jury that these inju wero guilty, and the world knows tluy wero. They will b convicted yet. The withdrawal of those who are convicted sim plifies tho case, and tho government prosecu tors understand all tho evidence, aud have more eideuco to brintf to Iwar. " Wo may hopo to livo to seo llrady and Horsey, both high in otllce, made to pay tho penalty for their perfidy tu tho government and their outrageous a ..hulling. Tho matter cannot bo pas.id over lightly, for tho nation feels outraged, TllK riili'K of a newspaper cau bo lowered if its circulation cau lm increased. Increase of circulation gives better hold on advertising patrouag. If wo couli command better price for advertising we could put subscrip tions at a low figure. HELP TOR A OOOD CADSE. A proposition is before this Legislature for relief of the State Agricultural Society by ap propriating $0,000 for its benefit. The cir cumstances of the Society are as follows : They had good fairs and great success years ago, when our population was not half what it is now, and the annual exhibits did much to advance the State both at homo and abroad. Animated by success, the managers undcrlook improvements of somo magnitude, depending on the receipts of annual fairs to meet tho expense. There is no chance for job bery, no way to make money for individuals out of the Society; the managers have worked disinterestedly and earnestly to make tho an nual fair an exponent of the agricultural in terests of our State, and they find themselves embarrassed and hindered by a debt, princi pal and interest increased to near $30,000 when this fair was held. This debt was in curred becauao year after year rains camo and people could not attend the fair. Whenever there has been good weather tho fairs have been successful, and have paid largely above all expenses. Tho present fair will leave a surplus on hand to pay interest and reduce debt, but such reduction must be slow, and this incubus of debt must always compel the Society to study economy at the expenso of necessary expenditure to keep up its reputa tion and prestige. Tho managers, representing every county in our State, do all they can to accomplish good, and if State fairs are beneficial and really worth encouraging and perpetuating, then this Legislature should do what California and many other States have dono, give money aid for a cause that interests agriculture, that in itself is tho basis of all our prosperity as a State. Governor Thayer's message shows that our Stato is practically free of debt and has ono hundred and ten thousand dollars, for general purposes, in its Treasury. A great portion of this money has been a tax on agriculture, and it is only reasonable that some of it should )' applied by tho cause of agriculture as repre sented by the State Agricultural Society. The appropriation might better be 10,000 than $0,000, but the Society is modest in its demands and only asl-s partial relief. Having been for many years fully informed of the workings of tho Society, we unhesitat ingly say that uufortunato circumstances, be yond human control, cause all its embarrass ments, and havo accumulated this debt; also, that no act of tho managers can be unfavor ably criticised with respect to faithful con duct and honest administration. They havu dibinterestedly worked for Oregon, and they deserve to have their task lightened by some practical relief. No other source can supply it so properly and efficiently as it can be afforded through this Legislature. THE STATE FAIR OF THE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETT. OUR FRUIT INTERESTS. Wo call attention to the proceedings of the State Horticultural Society, in another col umn, which relates entirely to the danger that threatens our State from noxious insects, that infest orchards, vines or fruit. The fruit interests of Oregon will be of immense value, if they aro fcufficiently protected. Tho matter is plainly set forth in the essay of Mr. Hay den, read before tho Society by request, and no ono who is growing fruit can fail to see that he has a deep interest in its protection. California is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to rid her orchards of pests that havo accumulated, and we shall profit by their experience, and begin to work before it is too late. Tho codlin moth, the worst insect in ex istence, is already here in small numbers, and so arc other vermin that can destroy tiees and fruit, but wo should commence to rid our selves of them at onco. The only way is to secure legislative action, and for that purpose a bill, which wo publish, but which needs some amendment, will bo introduced, and, we hope, will pass this Legislature. Mr. Haydcn, who read tho essay, is local officer to execute the laws ot California in San Francisco, and, therefore, speaks from person al as well as geueral knowledge on this sub ject. We need not repeat his statements, but call atrcution to them, and if the importance of tho matter is ignored by the Legislature, we shall find it too late in another two years to remedy the evil, without immenso cost. Some steps should be taken to shut out fruit and fruit trees that can spread contagion. That matter tho Horticultural Society will re commend for action, without formulating any bill for that purpose Wk auk disposed to encourage the getting up of clubs, and if any person will write us, naming the number they beliove they can get in a club, to bo either old or now subscribers, wo will reply, and try to make it an induce ment for them to carry out tho proposition. We must in all instances have cash in advance, and wo desire aotivo canvassers in every locality. Wo nre persuaded that the ancient Hermes with all the subtle art and natural resources of tho Alchemists, was a very poor doctor compared with Mrs. I.ydia K Pinkham, of Lynn, Mass. Hermes may liavo been alter M only a clever practitioner of the Illack Art ; but wo know there is no humbug in tho pharmaceutical chemistry of Mrs. Piukham's Vegetable compouud. For thk firat time iu our history we have no duns to send out. To be sure, wo havetens of thousands of dollars of dues we shall never get, but wo havo'nt them on our lists now. The cash system works woll, and no true friend will be aunoyeil because wo treat nil aliko ami ask cash in advance When wo send notice that time has expired wo trust you will reciprocate by a remittance iu good seasou. If you can remit for a neighbor also, you -shall receive credit therefor, as wo announce elsewhere. Uo Nodding 'a Itirssia Salve in tho house, and us Holding's Uussia Salve iu the stable. Price i cents. Two thousand ludUna are picking hops at Pujfallup. The Annual Fair ot this Society commenced Monday, Sept. 18th., under tho most favor able circum'tances. The weather was as beautiful as tho fall season cm furnish. Tho autumn sun shouo out beautifully, and gave encouragement to the society that greater success would crown their efforts than they havo realized for years past, when fall rains have scrioufly lessened their receipt. By the arrangement mado between the Society and a committee of gentlemen who were interested in the speed department, the whole business of entries of horses for speed premiums has been turned over to them. To protect their interests they havo fenced off the track, and exact twenty-five cents per day as a fee for cdmissicn to the track, which admits teams free, only charging that fee for tho in dividuals. Th's arrangement has caused gr- at complaint and dissatisfaction on the part of many who have heretofore had the privilege of all tho grounds, but the Society has acted for the best in turning the horse department over to those who were willing to put up the money to carry it through, and it is a fact that this department has caused tho society loss in former years, and this arrangement gave them that much moro insurance of making a success of tho present fair. Ths hormcn had to protect their own interests, and when viewed from a practical standpoint tho matter resolves itself into a simple business transation, ono that was ncces sary to relievo the parties interested from loss. Of course tho crowd wanted as much as they could get for their money, but tho mm agement had to protect themselves from loss. The fair has opened with reasonable ptos- pects, but many are detained at home because their threshing is not over. This induced tho Society at its annual business meeting on Tuesday evening, to pass a resolution re questing tho managers to appoint all fi'.t'TO f Irs to comir.ci ce tho first Monday in OctoLer of eich year, si giving not'ee ti sll oilier fiirs vilicu this would be held, and also giv ing time for fanners to fin'sh their Ii.tv- st woi k. The Society nlso on that evening, at fio iitsrgcstlon of President Wilkin", nominated Capt A. J. Appo'-son, of CI ckim-s county, for Proiident for the year to come, which will p'obibly be ratified at the elect'on to-day (Wednesday). Mr. Waite declining to run for secret iry, Mr. G. A. Peebles will i rob- ablv be clo-ted secretary. While it is impossible to give a full account of the exhibit in this issue, because entries wero not mado in season, so that books can bo copied. In a general way we can say that the exhibit falls far short, in almost every re spect, of what the State has a right to expect. The pavilion has many interesting things to view, but ii'it nearly so great an exhibit Is made as we had aright to expect. Ono and the chief reason for this is that the premium list has been cut down somewhat, and it is unfor tunately true that monoy considerations weigh very materially with exhibitors. A general survey of tho stock yards shows that wo havo a creditable display of sheep ol various grades and different families. In this dopartment the exhibit is certainly satisfac tory. Among the exhibitors wo find D. M. Guthrie, T. L. Davidson, John and David Craig and others, and various families of Merino, Cots wold, Leicester's, etc., on an ex hibit. The cattle department is well represented in the lino of Short-horn and Jerseys. G. W. Dimmick and Henry Mj ers aro leading as ex hibitors of Short-horns, and G. W. Nesmith anj aro leading exhibitors of Jersey cattle. Swine of Burkshirc, Poland-China and Essex breeds are on exhibit, and somo extra good porkers are to bo found. In swine we al ways have had good displays and tho present one is, if anything, not quite up to somo other years in number and variety. Horses, of course, wo have in variety and excellence, from tho Clydesdale and Percheon down in s;zo to the trim tho'oughbred. This isadepaitment in which Oregon always ex cels, and there never was a Stato Fair when tho horse display was not crcditabl-, and even superior to that shown in many older States. Wo Bhill review it more fully next week. In the pivilion thero is tho usual variety of fruits, (lowers, grains, grasses, vegetables, eto., anil also much tancy and art work, as well as miscellaneous items of hourehould matters, such as canned fruit and preserves; of course there are dairy products. Among tho needle work can lie found somo articles really well worth a notice. Of home artist's work there is a creditable display. Our record of tho fair only brings it down to Wednesday noon, aud at that time tho exhibit has only been put in order, and the crowd never actually comis until Wednesday alter noon, and Thursday and Friday are the great days of tho fair. The camp ground is alive with tents, and all the tempo;ary houses are occupied. In thu evening the glaro of camp fires, the sound of music, the assembling of old friends and the milking of new ones constitutes a pleasant scene and gay surroundings. The thousands camped among tho oak groves that cover a hundred acres in extent form a cheerful pic ture of life hi this region. The crowd tnat will throng the grounds and fill the pavilion, however, will be the chief attraction to a stranger. The tloral annex to tho pwilion, uuder the supervision of Mr. Henry Miller, affords country visitors a view of thousands of flow ering plants and shrubbery, many of them taken from his hot-houses at Portland, and of tropio origin. IRON' TllliniNK WINDMILL. There if, in operat'nn, ou the Fair Ground at Salem, and busily pumpiug water, an iron turbine windmill. In thu first place its struc ture beiug of iron insures its durability, and its general make-up corresponds, so as to make it a lasting mill. Tho turbino principle of wheel construction insure more power than can be got by any other principle for applying wind power. The engino is self-regulating, without the use of weights or weather vanr , such as are in use by other mills. Its cost ($115) is uo irrcater than wooden mills sold in this city. That is tho cost of a 10-foot wheel, the suo generally used. There are 8 ft., 10 ft., and PJ ft. wheels, but the 10 ft. is tho one generally preferred. California uses a great many windmills, and since this iron turbine eugine has bceu introduced thero many of them have been sold, and thy givo great sat isfaction. The use of windmills would bo much greater if they could be guaranteed for durability, and now that an iron mill, on tho turbine principle, has been introduced, to cost no more than tho common wooden mills, and possessing so much grr atcr durability, wp may expect to see them in irentral use iu this Val ley, and especially in the much drier regions east of the Cascade Mountains. Address Joseph Fishburn, Salem, Oregon, who will send, by return mail, descriptivo cir cular with rates of cost. Many sales nre made on tho State Fair ground, one being to replace a wooden wheel mill. FANNING MILLS AND WHEAT CLEANKR.". Mr. Thomas Holman, well known as build er of fanning mills and wheat cleaners, has hii usual exhibit at the Stato Fair. His factory is at Salem. Many of the largest mills and warehouses in the Stato havo his cleanerc, and they do tho work perfectly. His farm fanning mills have gone all over Oregon, aud hundreds of them in use bear witness to their exce lence. Those who wish to buy any sort of a fanning mill or wheat cleaner oin learn all about prices and capacity, by calling at tho factory, or addressing him by mail. BUTTER COOLER. Among tho valuable things on exhibit at the State Fair is a patent refrigerator, known as Bemdock's Butter Cooler, for keeping but ter without ice. Vessrr, Wilson & V'o'i e'icff are the owners ot the patent right for Oregon, Washington and Idaho, and desire to rell county rights. Their address is St. Charles Hotel, Poitland, Oregon, where all busincis proposals will reach them. We havo one of them, and another is in possession of Dr. Pilkiiiijtoii, of Portland, who can speak of its usefulness. It is made of pottery ware, and is very easily handled. Tho price in other States is only $3, anil that will probably le the price here. Negotiations are pending for their manufacture bv the Buena Vista Pottery Work", A. M. Smith, proprietor. The inventor guarantees that it will keep butter fresh and cool as no wooden vessel can. C rtificates are furnished from persons in San Francisco, showing that when the outside was subject to a heat of 145 degrees, the butter within remained as hard as when placed with in it, after an hour of such trial. That is a very remarkable experiment, and anv simple contrivance possessing such valuable qualities, saving ice as it must, should become of gener al use as soon as its qualities are Known, espe cially when it can be finished at such a low cost. OARDNER BROS. Occupy a centrally located stand, adjacent to tho main aisle, and their display is continual ly surrounded by a mass of music-loving peo ple, who are regaled with strains of instru mental and vocal music. Messrs. Gardner Uros. have been selling organs and pianos throughout Oregon and Washington for years past, and have a reputation for fair dealiug. All should visit their neat and tasty display?, Among the many pianos and organs for sale oy tne nrm, we note lieorge bteck s pianc, Hazleton Bros.' pianos, Emerson's piano, Behr Bros.' piano, and following organs, Talier, Chase, and Mason & Hamlin. O. W. GRAY & SON, Of tho Pioneer Oil Millr. have a creditable display of oils, botli raw and boiled, oils in in cans, barrels, cases, oil cake meal and oil cake. Their display is tastefully arranged, and can be found to the left below the side entrance. In regard to the kinds of flax seed in use, wo would say thero are two kinds, Bombay and American lint, the former vields ten bushels more per acre than the latter, but the straw cannot be utilized, while in the lat ter both seed and fiber can bo saved, and that, too, at a fair profit, and one and a half to two tons of fiber can be saved to the acre. Th's firm received a medal at the Centennial Ex hibition in 1876 for tho best display of oils. Their works are located in East Salem, and aro extensive. In regard to the ues to which oil meal is put we quoto as follows : No description of feed so greatly promotes the health of animals as oil-cake meal, and those encaged in the dairy business, raising and fat tening stock or wool growing, who have given it a trial, declare that thev can no longer do without it. Iu the U. S. Government Report of tho Department of Agriculture it stands in the following relation to other feed as to tho percentage of flesh produced : Indian corn meal, 11 per sent. j barley moal, 13 per cent.: oat meal, 18 per cent.; oil-cake meal, 22 2-100 per cent. For milch cows it is particularly valuable, increasing the quantity and quality of milk far greater than any other feed. Com mence by feeding about one pint mornine and night, either alone or mixed with.other feed, which can be gradually increased ordinarily not exceeding two or three quarts per day. For beef cattle it has fattening properties which cannot be excelled, the beef always being more tender and juicy, and of much finer quality, than when fattened on any other feed, and no feed known will so quickly prepare animals for market as oil-cake meal. For horses, a small quantity given daily pro motes their health and greatly increases the cleanliness, evenness and glossiness of the hair. At the present price it is the cheapest feeil in market, and always sells for from $50 to $00 per ton in England, and Irom $35 to $10 per ton all over the Eastern States, where it has been proveu for a long time to be in every respect tho most profitable feed known for stock of all kinds. One ton of oilcake meal is fully equal to three tons of bran. Death of den. A. L. Lovejoy. Gen. A. L. Lovejoy died yesterday evening at his residence, southeast corner nt Main and East Park streets, in this city. He was born in Massachusetts in 1808 and came to Oregon in 1S42. Tho party in which lis camo was one of the first that arrived in Ore gon for its settlement as a community. Only four of that party are known to be living: S. W. Moss, of Oregon City, S, R. Robb, of Portland, Medorum Crawford, of Yamhill :ounty, and F. X. Matthieu, of Marion county. Gen. Livejoy was Speaker of ths House of Oregon's Provincial Legislature in 1845, and was also Speaker of the House, on term, of tho Territorial Legislature, and a member of tho Constitutional Convention. Ho was Quartermaster-General of Oregon during tho Cayuso war of 1817-8, and was Postal Aeent for Oregon under President Pierce. In 1848 Gen. Lovejoy, in conjunc tion with F. W. Pettigrove, founded this city. Soon afterwards the30 two gentlemen sold their interests therein to other part!es, and Gen, Lovejoy moved to his placs near Oregon City, where he resided for many years. He was for a long time ouo ot Oregon's most en terprising and wealthy men. Tho great flood of 18G1 destroyed a largo amount of his valu able property in Oregon City and vicinity. This .together with tho treachery and dis honesty of supposed friends greatly dimin ished his fortune. Several years ago his health failed, and he suffered much on account of a fall from a railroad bridge. Tho last few -years ho has been unable to attend to active busiuess. In politics he was well known as n Democrat, although he has taken no promi nent part for a number of years. Ho was a man of generous impulses, kind to his family and true to his friends. He was honest and hon orable. Given by nature a toinper quick and at times rash, he was notwithstanding always just. Whatever may hive boen his failures and shortcomings he was never mean or false to anyone. To his family he was all that a father and husband could be. He leaves sur viving him a wife, two sons and two dauehters. Oregonian Sept 11th. It has always been our custom to send the Willamette Farmer to every member of our State Legislature when it is in session and to all members of Congress. Representing as wedothefarmingj'nterests of Oregon, and being the recognized organ of tho State Agricultural Society, and of the Oregon State Grange, we take this method to keep our Legislators in formed, so tar as wo are able, that the inter ests of agriculture wait npon their action. We have no ax to grind, no measures to advo cate other than the interests of producers. The Farmer is'the medium for farmers to dis cuss all topic as well as for us to advocate their cause, and therefore wo invite the mem bers of our Legislature to accept and read it duriug the session. As some may criticise our motive we explain, what all old members will confirm, that we have made, it our cus tom, and expect to always continue it. T'wui-ilountaiuttr: The Dalles has at last attained sufficient standing to be properly termed tho educational center of Eastern Orecou. With the completion of the new. two-story brick building, the public school will have three commodious structures, with seven competent teachers. The Independent Academy commenced its collegiate year last Monday with a very full attendance. The faculty, with Prof. Gatch as principal, offers facilities for education in the higher branches unsorpased in the Mate, the .academy of Mary Immaculate which commenced August 23, under the dire 'tion of the Sisters of tho Catholic Church in this city, has had a verv successful career in the past. Thus, it will bs seen, that our city for free, independent and sectarian schools offer advantages not enjoyed by any town in Eastern Oregon. Already a large number of families have come into the city to take advantage of these facilities, and if dwellings could be more easily rented, this number would greatly increase. Oregon Short Line. Mr. Robert E. Strahorn reached Omaha re ceotly from Wood river and the route of the Oregon Short Line Railway, which tho Union Pacific is building, and gave an Omaha Herald reporter a fresh and valuable budget of news about this great enterprise for the develop ment of the New Northwest. The main line, which starts at Granger, Wyoming, 876 miles west of Omaha on the Union Pacific, is in operation from Granger to Cokeville, Idaho, a distance of 85 miles, mixed trains being run for some days. Some of the largest mines of coking coal in the country, especially valuable for railways and for smelters in the Wood river country beyond, are developed at Coke ville. Soda Springs, Idaho, is the next important point, aud lies 149 miles beyond Granger. Track is being laid rapidly, and i now about completed to that point. Scda Springs promises to lay Maniton and other Colorado resorts inthe shade. It possesses the finest group of mineral springs in America, and is situated in a beautiful spot in Bear riv er valley, surrounded by high mountain ranges. The mountains are full of large game deer and sheep, and trout abound in the streams. It is on old volcanic region, and some extinct geyser cones and extinct craters aro still in a good state of preservation. To Port Neuf canyon the line is being graded from Soda) Springs. The canyon is one of the most picturesque iu the west and the river abounds in falls and cascades. Passing through the canyon the railway is being built to Port Neuf station, where it joins the Utah k Northern track. The line through to Port Neuf will be opened this 'fall. In the meantime construct tion is going on rapidly west from theUtah & Northern toward Wood river and Boise City. On this line about 45 miles of track have been laid, carrying it across Snake river, where the bridge is built above American falls, affording a magnificent view. At present the track is being laid beyond the river at the rate of a mile and a half a day. About 5,000 men and several thousand teams are working on the Oregon line, engaged mainly in grading west of Snake river. They will endeavor to reach Wood river crossing, 80 miles west of Snake river, in September. From Wood river cross ing the constructors purpose building the Wood river branch northward, into the heart of the Wood river country, to Bellevue and Hailey, which it is intended to reach this fall. At the juncture a town has been laid out called Shoshone, 14 miles from Shoshone Falls, which are twice the size of Niagara, and next to Niagara tho grandest spectacle of a cataract iu America. It is expected to make Shoshone an important point for the supply of a rich agricultural and stock region, besides being a point of departure of tourists tor Shoshone Falls. The Wood river branch runs through a valley much of which is as rich as many of the valleys of the Rocky mountain country, and at Bellevue and Hailey it reaches the heart of a rich mining region, while the com pletion of tho road will afford a rail outlet to transport thousands of tons of ore that are being piled up in anticipation of its coming. With a fair winter it is believed that the main line of the Oregon road can be finished to Baker City within a year. rancourer nde pemlent. Concerning wheat receipts the Benton Leader of Corvallis, says: Wo took a turn through the river warehouses yesterday to see how the new crop is coming in. At Cauthorn'a two warehouses wa found that the receipts up to that time amounted to 50,000 bushels and at Blair's, 30,000: and the movement is but just begun. Mr. Cauthorn his room for 130.000 bushels, and Mr. Blair for at least 100,000; and for the next ten days the grain will be rolling in by the thousands of bushels daily. We were unable to learn the amount received at the depot warehouse, but will report it next week. The quality of the wheat received is universally good, the berry being plump and of good color, and the yield is above the aver4' age. Walla Walla Union: A stalk of corn twelve feet high and seven inches around the butt, was what Geo. Church showed u." It was raited on Muney's, below town.